Looking for a fun and effective new piece of exercise equipment to burn fat and sculpt lean muscle? You don’t need to go to your local sporting goods store; just head down to your nearest recycling center. Here you can find dozens of old car tires for free. I use spare tires all the time with my SWEAT Boot Camp program, but you can do a similar workout in your backyard with your own recycled car tire. Complete each tire drill for 1 minute and then progress to the next drill. You can add this workout to the end of a run, or repeat the circuit 4-5 times for a total-body routine.

Pick-Up and Press

Stand with the tire in front of you on the ground. Squat down low, keeping your chest lifted, and grab onto the tire with two hands. Lift the tire over your head as you stand up from the squat. Next, complete 5 shoulder presses, bringing the tire down to your shoulders and up. Your head will be inside the tire as you bring the tire down. After your 5 presses, slowly lower the tire back to the ground. Stand up tall, take a deep breath and repeat the drill continuously for 1 minute. Progress to Plank Shoulder Touches.

Plank Shoulder Touches

You will perform a plank with your feet supported by the tire. Place your feet on either side of the tire and your hands on the ground in front of the tire. Your body should be in a straight line parallel with the ground. Once you feel stable, lift one hand off the ground and touch the opposite shoulder. Lower the hand back to the ground and switch sides. Repeat the shoulder touches for 1 minute and then progress to Tire Throws.

Tire Throws

Stand with the tire on the ground in front of you, like in the Pick-Up and Press. Next, squat down and pick-up the tire with both hands. Hold the tire in front of you, so you can look through the hole in the center. With your core engaged, throw the tire as far as you can in front of you, being careful not to arch your back as you throw. Sprint to the tire and repeat the drill, throwing back to where you started. Throw the tire for 1 minute and then progress to Quick Tire Taps.

Quick Tire Taps

Stand with the tire on the ground in front of you. Alternate tapping your toes up onto the top of the tire as you move around the tire in a circle. Tap around the tire in one direction and then change directions. Complete the Quick Tire Taps continuously for 1 minute.

Try using some spare tires for your weekly workouts. It’s a unique way to get “hot ‘n’ healthy” and lose that spare tire.